Essex, K﻿ing & Queen, King William, and Middlesex Counties

Our aim is to promote gardening among amateurs; to protect our native trees, wildflowers, and birds; to encourage conservation of our natural resources; to promote ﻿civic planning; to encourage roadside beautification; and to aid in the restoration and preservation of historic gardens in Virginia.﻿﻿

For a nice article in Southern Living magazine about the GCV Daffodil Show

613 in King William, Dunluce Road--start from 618, Aquinton Church Road for best fall view.

618 or Aquinton Church Road in King William that starts at Route 360 and ends at Hamilton Holmes School (629), passing over the Aquinton creek system---beautiful, both ways.

629 in King William through Walkerton and on through King and Queen is a scenic trail.

634 turns right from 629, just past Walkerton and becomes, with 633 and 631 "River Road" inKing and Queen, following the Mattaponi on to K & Q Courthouse, once it joins Rt. 14.

620 or "DUCK POND ROAD" from 634 to Rt. 14 or from Rt. 14 to 634 (above) is one of theMOST BEAUTIFUL ROADS IN AMERICA! The road is not paved and is a fairy-land ofautumn color, also lovely on a snowy day....

600 in King William was an old carriage road from Caroline County leading toward the Pamunkey River. It is glorious in fall and colorful in mid-April when the trees turn colors as theyjust begin to leaf-out over the river valley. Traveling from New Town in King and Queen, the color is beautiful as one goes down the Mattaponi River valley and to meet 600 in KingWilliam, traveling east toward Aylett.

Route 17 north from Tappahannock becomes a famous trail of autumn color in late October andearly November as one moves from upper Essex into Caroline and on to Spottslyvania County. Where Camp A. P. Hill lies along this major roadway, the forests have been uncutsince before World War II. The Rappahannock River valley stretches at points eastward---quite a view on the river side.

Route 14 in King and Queen County is one of Middle Peninsula Garden Club's crowning achievements: a "Scenic Byway" right here in the four-county area. Travel it and take aside trip through the Fish Hatchery in autumn when the trees color along the ponds.

Ben LomondDunnsville, Essex County

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